. Catalogue of apodal fish in the ... Museum. jgg CATALOGUE OF FISH. the more anterior position of the anus, and the different markings, i accouns ^^•hich have been given of the great variations m Se numbers of the anal rays, arise from confusion of this species '"Thriai^fspecimen in the Paris collection has near the anus an .nn«llv wide onenin- for the exit of the eggs, and is therefore a fe- Ze^SeiSiiBt in the Paris and Berlin collections, pre- sented by the Brothers Schomburgk. I possess - example rom Sir Robert Schomburgk himself, who has done so much for tbe lUus- bu Robert fecnomg ^
. Catalogue of apodal fish in the ... Museum. jgg CATALOGUE OF FISH. the more anterior position of the anus, and the different markings, i accouns ^^•hich have been given of the great variations m Se numbers of the anal rays, arise from confusion of this species '"Thriai^fspecimen in the Paris collection has near the anus an .nn«llv wide onenin- for the exit of the eggs, and is therefore a fe- Ze^SeiSiiBt in the Paris and Berlin collections, pre- sented by the Brothers Schomburgk. I possess - example rom Sir Robert Schomburgk himself, who has done so much for tbe lUus- bu Robert fecnomg ^^.^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ;Srof DtJiSriurklng among the roots of the Camvum arlo- rescens, and is said to attain a Fig. 11. length of from four to six feet. ] 3. Rhamphichthys Schnei- der!, fig. 11- Diarjn. Anus situated vertically under the eyes, with a papilla no bigger than the head of a fine pin. Descr. A very long snout, equal- lino two-thirds of the length of the head, and rising obliquely to- wards the eyes. Round spots and irregular black bars on the head and body. Also black, irregular lines, figures, and spots on the pectoral and anal fins ; and on the minutely-scaly part of the anal fin dark, cloudlike spots scattered over a lighter ground-colour. Total length - • 27-57 in. Length of tail beyond the anal fin, 5-99 to From point of snout to edge of gill-plate From point of snout to eye or to anus . From point of snout to the anal fin Height of the body . Thickness of the body Length of the pecto- ral fin . 0-91 to Cayenne. The Paris Museum received two specimens from Mes- sieurs Melinon. P. 19; A. 416-4'25 rays. 6-18 3-58 2-36 2-91 9-05 0-67 1-06. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum. Department of Zoology. [Fish]; Kaup, Johann Jacob, 1803-1873. London
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